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Mein Kampf is a 1925 autobiographical and political manifesto by Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler. The book outlines many of Hitler's political beliefs, his political ideology, and his future plans for Germany and the world -
The Great Depression was triggered by a devastating stock market crash that occurred over several days in late October 1929. The most infamous days of the collapse were "Black Thursday" (October 24), "Black Monday" (October 28), and "Black Tuesday" (October 29). -
The Dust Bowl was a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American and Canadian prairies during the 1930s. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt was first elected president in November 1932, defeating incumbent Herbert Hoover during the Great Depression. He was inaugurated on March 4, 1933, and his first term was marked by the implementation of the "New Deal" to provide relief, recovery, and reform through a series of programs
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Adolf Hitler was legally appointed Chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933, by President Paul von Hindenburg. While his Nazi Party was the largest political party at the time, Hitler was not elected to the position by the German people through a popular vote. -
The acronym "CCC" can refer to several different organizations that were created, with the most prominent being the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), established in the United States in 1933 to provide jobs during the Great Depression. Other organizations include the Climate Change Commission (CCC) in the Philippines, created in 2009, and the Canadian Council of Churches (CCC), founded in 1944 -
c (WPA) was created on May 6, 1935, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt's executive order as a New Deal agency to provide jobs during the Great Depression. It was funded by the Emergency Relief Appropriations Act of 1935 and aimed to employ millions on public works projects, such as building infrastructure and providing social services. -
The invasion of Poland, also known as the September Campaign, Polish Campaign, and Polish Defensive War of 1939, was a joint attack on the Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany, the Slovak Republic, and the Soviet Union, which marked the beginning of World War II. -
the Grapes of Wrath was published on April 14, 1939, by John Steinbeck. The novel was an immediate bestseller and received critical acclaim, winning the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award. It chronicles the Joad family's journey from Oklahoma to California during the Great Depression. -
James J. Braddock won the heavyweight boxing title on June 13, 1935, by defeating the reigning champion, Max Baer, in a 15-round unanimous decision. The victory was considered a major upset, earning Braddock the nickname "The Cinderella Man" from columnist Damon Runyon. -
The only Olympic Games held in Berlin were the 1936 Summer Olympics, which are known as the Nazi Olympics due to their use as propaganda by Adolf Hitler's regime. The games are also notable for the introduction of the Olympic torch relay and the exceptional performance of American athlete Jesse Owens, who won four gold medals -
The Wizard of Oz had its world premiere on August 15, 1939, at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, with preview screenings in Wisconsin and Massachusetts leading up to the event. The film's nationwide release to the public in US theaters was on August 25, 1939. -
Kristallnacht or the Night of Broken Glass, also called the November pogrom, was a pogrom against Jews carried out by the Nazi Party's Sturmabteilung and Schutzstaffel paramilitary forces along with some participation from the Hitler Youth and German civilians throughout Nazi Germany on 9–10 November 1938 -
The "Four Freedoms" speech, delivered by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on January 6, 1941, outlined four essential human freedoms: freedom of speech and expression, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. The speech aimed to build support for Great Britain and its allies against them -
He was a United States government official who served as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 1924 until he died in 1972. He built the agency into a highly effective and occasionally controversial federal law enforcement arm. Hoover collected confidential, personal info from citizens, and the gov branches, and critics charged that Hoover used this information to embarrass, threaten, and blackmail potential adversaries and politicians he did not support.